Able Quote by Nick Johnson

You want to score runs, you do whatever you can to reach base. You get on base, you do whatever you can to score.…

— Marcus Semien

I know when I get on base, I can run the bases well and make something happen.

— Marcus Semien

Putting the ball in play is what I want to do, especially with runners on base.

— Xander Bogaerts

I think running the bases is a controlled run, because you have to time your steps to hit each bag. In the outfield, the…

— Chipper Jones

To have a leadoff hitter who can get on base and be around every time, it's just great. It helps the team a lot…

— Juan Soto

I believe that if you go on a date and get to second base and then you go home alone and rub one out,…

— Arj Barker

You figure when you match up against other clubs and you go through the lineup one through nine, you get to the nine hole,…

— Gerrit Cole

When I come into a game in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, no one out and a one-run lead ... it takes…

— Tug McGraw

When your team scores one run, it's common sense that you have to hold the other team to no runs.

— Hiroki Kuroda

Hits and runs are the numbers that really impress me. It means you're contributing a lot to your team by being in the lineup…

— Trea Turner

You've got to have one of those guys on your ball club that, when you have runners on scoring position, you know that guy…

— Rod Carew

When you go up there in the batter's box, you're engaged to hit. It's the same thing with baserunning.

— Dave Martinez